WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. — The Lewis University women’s volleyball team defeated Indianapolis 3-1 in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Saturday (November 23) to advance to their fourth straight championship game.
TEAM RECORDS
Lewis 21-10 | Indianapolis 19-11
LEWIS LEADERS vs. Indianapolis
Kills: Lauren Buxton (Springfield, Ill./Pleasant Plains) (12), Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (12), Hannah Alvey (Mapleton, Ill./Illinois Central College) (11)
Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (20), Natalie Stefanski (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet West) (18)
Assists: Lily King (Channahon, IL) (24), Rachel Kaczorowski (Carpentersville, Ill./Harry D. Jacobs) (22)
Aces: Kaczorowski (3)
Blocks: Mallory Januski (Bourbonnais, Ill./Valparaiso) (6)
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SEMIFINALS
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SET BREAKDOWN vs. Indianapolis
Set 1: Lewis 25, Indianapolis 17
Both teams each scored five points to start the match before Lewis got back-to-back points including a kill from Stefanski to make it 7-5. Lewis never squandered the lead in the set after that.
The closest the Greyhounds got was 8-7 in favor of the Flyers. Lewis went on to score six straight points, which was capped off by a block from Buxton and Januski to extend the lead to 14-7.
Indianapolis tried to rally late and made it 20-14 Lewis but it was too late as Lewis outscored the Greyhounds 5-3 the rest of the way to win the set 25-17.
Set 2: Lewis 25, Indianapolis 22
Both teams scored three points to begin the second set. Lewis jumped out to an early 7-3 lead after a kill from Gracie Schultz (Minonk, Ill./Fieldcrest High School) and a block by Ray.
Indianapolis charged back and scored six out of eight to tie it at 9-9. Lewis responded with three straight points on three consecutive kills from Schultz, Buxton and Januski to make it 12-9.
Moments later, the Flyers led 15-13 then the Greyhounds went on to score four in a row to grab a 17-15 advantage. Back-to-back kills from Ray quickly tied the set back up at 17-17.
The Greyhounds did not go away as they went on to score three straight to regain a 20-17 lead and then eventually went up 22-20. Lewis…
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